who knew the sun was as dark as the night sky?

candles

you aren't the only thing that asks
your eyes
ask with unsaid words
seeking for a trace of emotion
but you find none
my stone face
reveals nothing
and your eyes
shrink back
in disappointment
until they land on
my outstretched hand
and your smile
lights up the
space between
us like
my favorite
candles

April. 7. 2018